>> good evening, everyone, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. sandy hook, the official report from the state's attorney. what the new information revealed about adam lansa and the mass shootin shoot. thousands of flights grounded, millions of travelers affected, and it's only monday. [ explosion ] syrian's child the violence that has killed thousands and the new dates set to begin peace talks. and we'll always have paris, or at least part of it as a piece of the eiffel tower is sold to the highest bidder.

>> questions unanswered and still no known motive. tonight we begin with a new report on the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. it's been almost a year since the massacre when 20 children and 6 educators were killed within minutes. we have more on the haunting details, john, what did we learn in this report? >> it's extraordinary to think that almost an entire year has gone by. what we didn't learn was what the motive was. the report says clearly we may never know what the motive is, but we did learn more about adam lanza and his family life. there was talk that he might have had help from family and friends, but he acted alone, and he didn't tell anyone what he planned to do.

what he planned to do was to kill those children and staff and himself. that much he had in his mind. he was completely pre-occupied by mass killings, particularly the columbine massacre in colorado. and there were disturbing items found in his home when the police finally got in there. they found very violent video games and dance video games and there was one called "school shooting." they also found a stack of newspaper articles and magazines. these articles, some of them dated back to the late 1800's. those articles all dealt with killing children. >> we all wondered what was going on inside that house. we do learn more about the strained family relationship. >> reporter: yes, i think his family relationship was strained, to say the least. we know that he lived with his mother. we know that she had gone to new hampshire and left him alone. we know that he was particular

about the food he ate and the way it was served and the plates that he ate it off, she doted on him. he was her life. but we also know that he hadn't spoken to her directly for the three months leading up to the killing. even though they lived under the same roof they only communicated by e-mails. >> she didn't go to his room? >> no, his room was covered in black trash can liners. he didn't come out the entire three months before the shooting. also he had not spoken to his brother or father who live in new jersey, prior to what happened. >> the police were on the scene quickly, but they were worried? >> reporter: we know that now because there was a lot of concern when the police got there. i was looking at reports over the weekend. some reports are saying quite emphatically the police did not get there for 20 minutes. well now we know. they arrived--the school was locked down at 9:30. it all began at 9:30 that

morning. according to the special report, the first 911 emergency call came in. and then four minutes after that the first officer arrived. followed fairly swiftly by two more colleagues. now we come to your point. they were concerned there might be another shooter in there. they held back a bit. but according to the report six minutes after that first 911 call they entered the building and found an extraordinary carragcarnage that we can only imagine. and it was fewer than 11 minutes from that lockdown at 9:30 until it was all over. >> it's been a year, a long time for this first report to come out. why? >> reporter: well, one of the reasons, according to the report, according to the prosecutors who drew it up, he interviewed lots of people for this report. and according to him, many said to the prosecutor and his team, we've rather stay anonymous. we don't want to have our names made public because they're concerned about being harassed

by people which has been going on. the families are also saying we don't see any reason at all to drag all this up again to bring the photographs back, to get all of this in the public domain in the now not surprisingly journalists feel differently because there is about, i don't know how many thousands but there are many thousand police pages which are not in this report today. this report is just a summary. there is a lot more information which has not been put in this report. written information, of course, but also things like the 911 tapes. they have not been officially made public. the associated press is suing to get all of the information to the public doe any. a judge sitting it connecticut heard the arguments and started listening to the 911 tapes and said he'll make a decision whether to release it in the next couple of days. but is there some reason that this information is being held back, does it have to do with the police withheld response,

that remains to be seen. >> thank you very much. let's go to michael dorn, president of a non-profit safety analyst. what was your take on this report. >> we actually gleaned quite a bit from it. we're looking at it for were what can be done in the future, what could have been done in the past type of approach. >> what did you learn? >> very important things. the staff in the office could protect themselves to reduce loss of life. they hid and called 911 as soon as they could, which reduced casualties throughout the building. because the gunman killed himself upon the first officer arriving. and secondly, 20 people died in classrooms where the doors never got locked. the myth that lockdown failed at

sandy hook is not true. a lot of people survived because those other rooms got locked. those are to us three important things. the other thing raised in question, the common notion that the principal attacked the gunman to save lives. it wasn't directly addressed in the report. this said she and the psychologist heard the commotion, and they were in the conference room, and they were killed. there were people speculating and saying we should change the approach, but lockdown is working. at danbury elementary school a gunman was stopped wher just a w miles away from sandy hook. some of this debunks some of the myths. >> let's start with the entrance to the school. there was a locked door but that did not stop adam lanza from blowing the door open and getting inside.

what else have you learned about protecting the children. >> the door did delay. >> he killed how many students, and he has killed 20 students in six minutes. >> he skilled 20 students and staff in rooms that never got locked. one teacher was a substitute and it may have been the kind of drills they conducted, they clearly conducted lockdown drills. >> this is interesting. doors are locked, and that time gives police time to get there and officials time to contact the police, right? >> yes, sir, and the staff and office are critical points, they didn't try to attack the gunman. they concealed themselves which is the prudent thing to do because you have to protect yourself so you can protect the building by calling 911. the report does say no lockdown was called. it sounds like from the report they didn't call lockdown. but they did call police and staff by one means or another

staff did know to lock their rooms. is it clear that this reduced casualty. this could have been much worse had they just evacuated the building as some suggested. it could have been much worse. so some things did go very well to make a terrible situation not as bad as it could have been. >> let me get your take on this. one of the things that puzzled me on this report it did not christ that his mental health was the cause of this shooting. what does that tell you? >> what that tells me, and they have a lot more information than i do. i've worked seven active shooter cases. 300 shootings and stabbings over the years. and they have more information, but what they're saying, you know what, he's dead. they couldn't do forensic interviews with him with a mental health professional. they could only determine what was in front of them. they could not conclusively say that that's what drove him. sometimes as hard as that is to take, sometimes you just can't

understand what motivates people and these tragic situations. >> michael dorn, it's good to talk with you. thank you for your insight. whicappreciate it. >> thank you, sir. >> if you have travel plans for thanksgiving you may be in for an unwelcomed surprise. a storm system is intensifying for this holiday week and it's already causing a lot of problems. >> reporter: power outages, snow, rain and flooding, and it's still not over. >> it's dangerous. really dangerous right now. and it's all over here just can't stop. >> reporter: the same storm that started on the west coast and spread to half of the country is now making it's way east. the time couldn't be worse. but thanksgiving and hanukkah both celebrated this week, the weather is expected to make holiday travel a nightmare. triple-a estimates 43 million people will travel this week. >> a lot of snow, a lot of ice. the roads haven't been plowed.

>> reporter: ice is a major problem. tonight the great lakes, ohio river valley, louisiana and mississippi will all expect a combination of rain snow or ice. tomorrow it will be the southeast through ohio and virginia that is impacted. and wednesday it's the mid-atlantic states and northeast. drivers are urged to be cautious. it is not just the roads effected. over 3 million travelers will fly, many of them on wednesday, which triple-a calls the single busiest day of the holiday week. >> doesn't sound good. kevin is here now with more on the storm's path. what do we know? >> meteorologist: it's been impressive, a lot of winds brought storms in the higher elevations. flooding in arizona and we're still dealing with this, this is 24 hours ago. let's put this in motion. we're going to be seeing quite a bit of rain. now what happens is every six

hours the models update their forecast, and we've been watching from yesterday to today the position of the low pressure center. now it makes a big difference. as the area of low pressure comes up the east coast most of what is going to be on the western part will be snow, most on the eastern side will be rain. so the big difference here is how much this moves to the east or to the west. so we've been watching this air of low pressure wanting to move to the west, which means most of the areas on the east coast are going to be seeing rain. that's a little bit better, a lot better than seeing rain. as it comes into play on wednesday it's still going to be messy for many people. >> kevin, we will talk again later on. now to the historical nuclear deal and the opposition to it from republicans and democrats. president obama is pushing back, telling congress that the agreement is only a first step and proves that democracy can work. >> i firmly believe in what

president kennedy once said. he said let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. i believe that. and this diplomacy backed by the unprecedented sanctions we brought on iran has brought us the progress that was achieved this weekend. >> joining us, mike viqueira. mike, there was reaction over the weekend. reaction today. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, the administration were president obama on down, administration officials describe this as a first step to a larger goal to work towards six months time. that goal is to make sure that iran will never develop a nuclear weapon. there is a

>> the president had key senators in last week ben rhodes, the deputy national security adviser and he spoke with al jazeera america's inside story. here's what he had to say about sanctions in congress. >> well, we said it's the sanctions that they help put in place brought us where we are today by bringing it to the table but now is the not the time to pursue new sanctions. that de rail sanctions before we have a chance to get to an agreement. >> reporter: it's a lack of trust not only among congress, and benjamin netanyahu has been very outspoken as this taken

shape. saudi arabia is also very upset. bob corker, the top republican on the senate relations committee, there is lack of trust. many have spoken to it, even the president has spoken to it today. they compared to north korea, once they make the deal they get what they want and then this go right back at it. >> it looks like they'll be enriching down the road. i think you'll see to try to make sure this is not the final agreement. people know that this administration is long on announcements and short on follow through. i think there is a lot of concern. >> reporter: and the democratic leader harry reid, he hinted very strongly while he supports the idea of tougher sanctions,

they're going to be pushed back that six months period that the administration wants, they're going to get it before congress moves on sanctions. >> mike viqueira, thank you. unof iran's nuclear agreement most outspoken critics israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. nick schifrin is in the mideast right now and he joins us live from jerusalem. what was the reaction, nick? >> reporter: john, netanyahu continued his outspoken criticism and he is determined to publicly and aggressively go after the deal even if he has to risk his relationship with the united states. for years iran has threatened to destroy israel and israel viewed iran as an existential threat. >> we cannot allow a regime that calls for the destruction of israel to obtain the means to achieve this goal. we will not allow iran to have a

nuclear weapons capability. >> reporter: the deal signed in geneva increases israeli fears. >> this is the middle east, and the americans are being lied toketo,and they're being naive d foolish. >> reporter: because iran has missiles that could reach here downtown jerusalem, the deal is unacceptable. from the government to the streets. >> america is quite safe at home. the first is going to hit here. >> the sanctions were worshipi worshiping. and i don't believe iran is to be trusted. >> reporter: but now israel has few options. it can use american f-16 to strike iran but most analysts say that would fail. instead it's expected to redouble intelligence efforts and keep up the pressure. top israeli officials are flying to washington, and israel's congressional allies are threatening more sanctions.

on the most important step, the u.s. agrees. >> we will now be able to have greater inspections, greater knowledge, greater restraints, and that will expand the amount of time it would take for them to break out and create a nuclear weapon. that makes israel safer. >> reporter: but israel is skeptical of american disinvolve to dismantle iran's nuclear program, so it will do what ever it can do under mine a deal with a regime that israel views as a mortal enemy. one of the reasons that israel might be upset about this deal is that president obama initiated secret talks with iran in the months before the deal was made without telling israel. as one israeli analyst put it that i, they feel as if obama lied to us. >> former president ahmadinejad had tough talk, and that is why israelis really don't trust iran

now. >> reporter: i think the distrust goes back a lot before ahmadinejad was around. israel can point to three things. one, iran said it wants to annihilate israel. iran supports militant groups on the border of israel and lebanon against whom israel has fought a war. and iran has missiles that can reach every single point inside israel. on the other hand iran said we never accepted a notion of a jewish state in the middle east, especially the jewish state as the only country in the middle east that has nuclear weapons. iran seed sees itself as a regil supesuperpower, as that it feels that it needs nuclear capacity. but neither side wants war. one official put it to me, look, we hope we're wrong with iran. we just don't have faith in that

regime. >> nick schifrin in jerusalem, thank you. and joining us to talk about the politics of iran is heather, former speechwriter for president clinton in the white house, and she's now a senior adviser as the national security network focusing on the politics of u.s. foreign policy. welcome. >> good to be here. >> after all the announcements over the weekend, what do you take away from this? >> well, the president is getting about what he needs, as you said, which is six months. he's getting skepticism but not open rebellion which is in some ways an useful signal to the iranians. one other dimension that is missed you're not seeing any prominent u.s. security officials come out against this deal. you see former cabinet members, former military, former senior members all in favor of it. there is a strong consensus that

this kind of first-step agreement is a step in the right direction, and public support for it is very high, well over 60% of americans said they would support a deal like this. so i think that's the other piece. >> could those opponents on the hill in the senate and the hill cause real problems for the president on this request? >> reporter: definitely, definitely. i think you've heard that the thing that they threatened which is pass more sanctions effective immediately they're not going be able to do because they won't get enough votes in the senate or get it pas past harry reid. but they'll engage in rhetoric that will make some in tehran say the u.s. won't live up to its end of the deal hypothetically they could make it impossible to pass. >> what happens if iran breaks

the deal? >> the good thing, this is the most stringent infection regime ever negotiated. we'll have in thissers in iranian facilities every single day. so if iran breaks the agreement we're going to know. by the way, we're going to know faster than if they broke out yesterday or tomorrow. so we'll still have all the same options. there is still an u.s. carrier in the persian gulf. the iranians are well aware of our military potential and israel's military potential. none of that goes away. >> how does this deal change the political landscape in the middle east? >> well, the next six months are going to be full of everyone maneuvering, also the saudis using their economic tools, by the way, because they have so much influence over the price of oil, to try to make this as hard a deal or easy an deal depending on which side you're on, as possible. the question is how iran changes or doesn't change what it's doing in syria is another

unknown. and if this deal works, then the u.s. stock in the region goes up considerably. if the deal feels then u.s. credibility in the region goes down. >> heather, it's good to see you. thank you very much. >> thanks for having me. >> next up on al jazeera america. our the iran nuclear deal could lesson save you money at the pump. plus, the new round of peace talks to try to end syria's civil war.

>> the deal with iran could cut costs at the purpose. crude prices fell on hopes that the agreement will make it easier for iran to sell oil. iran has the fourth largest oil reserves in the world. but not everyone is couraged. one regional analysts tells ali

velshi that it could disrupt the industry at home. >> reporter: we produce oil at a much higher production cost than other countries in the world, not just saudi arabia, which is the low-cost producer but pretty much all of the opec producers. that puts us at a disadvantage should prices fall. >> right now prices are down because of international sanctions but it has 170 billion barrels stored on tankers around the world. michael eaves is here with sports. here to talk about concussions in sports. >> reporter: yes, but not football, john. >> right. >> reporter: ten former nhl players filed a lawsuit complaining that the league exposed them to unnecessary danger. they seethis comes after the nhd

a lawsuit to pay its players. in may of 2012 derrick rose tour ligaments that kept him out of the playoffs and the following season. the full recovery could take six months. kobe bryant signed a deal thatly keep him the league's highest paid player. he has yet to play a game so far after tearing his achilles tendon back in april. we have more news coming up. >> interrupted on immigration.

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>> welcome to al jazeera ameri america. i'm john seigenthaler. here are our top stories. president obama is urging critics of the deal to scale back iran's nuclear program to give diplomacy a chance. there is opposition coming from both republicans and democrats who say the iranians cannot be trusted, and sanctions should not be eased. those economic sanctions have cost iran billions of dollars. nearly one year after the sandy hook elementary school shooting investigators say there is still no known motive for last year's massacre. the shooter adam lanza acted alone and planned the massacre and his suicide. it took 11 minutes for the 20 children and 6 adults to be killed. a wintery storm system

moving through half of the country. it's threatening to disrupt thanksgiving traveling for millions of people. new york, washington, boston, charlotte, all expecting delays, a thousand flights have already been canceled. we'll bring kevin corriveau with more on this. >> meteorologist: we thought we were done with texas, but we're going to be looking at this evening and tomorrow morning for a chance of slippery roads especially the highways in the northern part of the panhandle because we still have moisture in the air and it will be cold enough that we'll see freezing on the highways. we see a big pool of cold air that has moved down, and we have a lot of watches and warnings in effect right now. ice storm warnings for north carolina and south carolina and up to the north, winter storm warnings coming off the great lakes. and northeast we have the winter storm warnings as well as watches in effect over towards

parts of massachusetts and cape cod. we're looking at windy conditions there. as we go to the next couple of days we're looking at a lot of rain, unfortunately, up and down the eastern seaboard. we're seeing anywhere between two to four inches of rain, and in some parts that will affect the major airports boston, laguardia, newark, down the atlanta. the snow will go all the way down to parts of pittsburgh. we'll keep you informed on this throughout the evening. >> thank you. president obama is calling on house republicans to stop standing in the way of immigration reform. he told a san francisco audience that the reform measure approved in the senate would strengthen boarders and offer path to citizenship. >> republicans say they're

hesitant to do it in one large piece. it's thanksgiving, we'll carve that bird in all different pieces. we'll start working on the core valley that everyone has been talking about so long. nobody is worried about the procedure. they just want the respect. >> moments later the president's speech was interrupted demanding that he put a stop to deportations. [ chanting stop deportation . ] >> obama: these guys don't need to go. let me finish. he can stay there. [applause] hold on. hold on a second. so i respect the passion of

these young people. because they feel deeply about the concerns fou for their fami. >> the president said shouting is easy, but he would rather use the nation's democratic process to achieve the same goals those demonstrators want to achieve. now for what could be a major break through in the efforts to end syria's civil war. the u.n. said it will hold peace talks in geneva on january 22nd. it would be the first time that they would sit down together at a negotiating table. it seems as a key player iran backing the government. more than a hundred thousand people have been killed sinc since 2011. according to a new report out of london thousand of those civil war victims an including childr. let's look at the danger for children. >> it's 1:00 wednesday afternoon

in a district of can mass cuss. one of the local activists is asking a group of children what it's like living here? >> when we were at school piles of dead bodies were brought in every day. we used to see them being prepared for burials. >> as they continue to tell their story this happened. [ explosions ] >> a shell hits the area. it's a snapshot of what it's like on the ground. while political bickering has the luxury of time many living here do not. the united nations says half of syrians are now dependent on foreign aid to survive. that's 9.3 million people. 6.5 million of those are displaced while over 2 million have fled syria. many of them now live in refugee camps and neighboring countries. 100,000 people have been killed,

and a new report by the oxford research group said 11,000 of those are children. but today these children survived. al jazeera managed to track them down in the syrian capitol. >> we were ride our bikes when we saw the activist. he said we want to film you. when we were filming the shell landed. we didn't get hurt. my mother started crying. my mother also glide many asked the question if political pressure paved an away for a safe visit by chemical weapons inspectors why can't be same be done for humanitarian aid that the people of syria definitely need. al jazeera. >> al jazeera's contributor rasha has been on the ground covering the ground extensively. she has brought stories from the most inaccessible areas of the country. she sat down with me and talked

about watching the humanitarian crisis deepen firsthand. we're using her first name and hiding her identity to protect her safety. >> in the heart of the capitol, life has been increasingly more difficult over the months. but recently it's become even more difficult. >> dangerous. >> more dangerous. >> why? >> there are a lot of mortar shells that fall ram donnelly throughout the city near public parks, near schools during school hours traffic jams at check points. >> you see them and hear them. >> you hear them. sometimes if you're unfortunate enough you do see them. very often you walk one way and you come back say a half hour later and you see a pool of blood on the sidewalk with things shattered and people all around, sirens. you ask what happened, oh, mr. was a mortar shell that fell here. >> what is it like in the rebel

held areas. >> in the rebel held areas it's a completely different story. first of all it's a state of anarchy as much as the locals try to self governor and put together a society, but there is no clear authority. it's ruled by different brigades, they sometimes fight with each other. but the most difficult thing about life in rebellious juniors is the government siege because food and medicine are not allowed to go in. and this includes, you know, insulin for diabetics or antibiotics for infection force small children, really, anything. >> war can be toughest on the children. how are children surviving? >> it's amazing how resilient children are. i mean, in the rebellious areas that i visited around damascus most schools have been shelled. so children have not gone to an

actual school building in at least over a year. >> i mean, people are resilient, and people survive, but i would suppose if you've been covering this for a long time you begin to see people break down and decay and the systems begin to break down and decay. had a do you see? what do you hear from those people? >> you know, it's amazing because yes, certainly the system breaks--it is breaking down and decaying, but when it comes to people, i mean, i've been to the rebel areas around damascus and in homes, for example, where people still have a very strong sense of community. there are several reasons for that. first of all, a lot of them cannot venture out in the government controlled area because they're wanted by name. even if they're not wanted by name, their i.d. shows them originating from a rebellious area. so they know they'll run into a lot of trouble at government

check points. they know they're better off staying where they are. once they sort of come to this realization they pick up arms. a lot of them think of their life as either as a dead man or i need to keep fighting. the communities that i went to that are under siege outside of damascus that suffered the chemical weapons attacks, some of the teenagers lost everyone, mother, father, you know, all five siblings, and it just kind of left me speechless, how do you--how do you continue? how do you function? you're only 16 years old. but you know, this particular kid, for example, was flanked by his cousin, his second cousin, and he's now moved in with an aunt and uncle. so there is this strong sense of community. they tell you some of them have been able to go into

government-controlled damascus, for example, just to escape the siege, just to be able to have hot water, electricity, some food and some medicine for the baby. a lot of them lasted two or three weeks in the government controlled damascus before they decided to go back to their rebellious areas and live under siege in these difficult circumstances. why, i asked them. they tell you i would rather live in these terrible conditions but i'm free. i feel like i'm free. i'm not afraid of the checkpoint down the street. i'm not worried i'm going to disappear the next day or get detained by government forces. you know, this is where i'm from, and they tell you, i'd rather die here. >> how big is the humanitarian crisis? >> i think we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg now. so many families are also now women, there are so many widows,

so many shattered families. i don't know, it's really very difficult to imagine how this can be overcome. >> tomorrow night we'll hear more from rasha. we'll talk to her about the mood on the ground towards the a bashir regime. now more with the security pack signed with the united states. president hamid karzai said that he would not sign the agreement. tribal leaders support the measure which would keep some u.s. troops in information through 2014. along the gulf coast a huge problem and coastal h erosion ia big problem. exploration is making a bad

situation even worse. robert ray traveled to a barrier island that's being washed away. >> the coastal west lands of the gulf of mexico fighting severe weather and human exploration. over the past 80 years alone experts estimate 1900 square miles of louisiana coast landis appeared. that's about the size of delaware. perhaps the most noticeable area is isles de jean. >> one very narrow road skims across the water. about 25 families live here. most descended from native americans and french settlers. father has spent his entire life here. >> it was full of trees, and we could go out and walk in the

trees hunt birds and everything. >> reporter: but that has changed dramatically. >> the marshes going down to the gulf. >> especially after a storm. as you can see in these before and after photos. a half century ago, it was five miles wide and ten miles long. today it's only a quarter mile wide and just two miles long. and the deep waters, they get closer every year. >> that's a real problem for us because the gulf of mexico is getting closer to our coastal communities. >> reporter: recently congress approved a water resources bill. but it left out louisiana's 13 billion flood protection plan to guard against future development and protect remaining marsh land from

hurricane storm surges. they feel that barrier islands are now even at an even greater risk. >> it's our only natural defense that we have. without those we have to build stronger and much more extensive levy systems around our coastal communities. >> reporter: over the years oil companies have placed drilling equipment to access reserves beneath the surface to allow saltwater from the gulf to invade. that eroded the land and ruined the ecosystem. >> it's pervasive along the entire louisiana coast. >> father macken wants to live out his life on the only island he has ever known. >> i told him this island is worth saving. if it is not saved we are letting an island wash away.

>> where do we draw the line? if we let one community go, ultimately where is the line drawn along the coast? >> as the island awaits it's fate, several parishes have filed lawsuit in state courts demanding dozens of oil gas and pipeline companies to help restore the coast that is rapidly disappearing. al jazeera, louisiana. >> well, "america tonight" is coming up in less than 15 minutes, and joie chen is standing by to tell us what the latest is. >> hey, good evening, john. yeah, we're going to go behind the wheel of a mobile fight against hunger of all things. tonight we're going to go to south memphis, tennessee, where fresh local produce and groceries are difficult to come by and quite expensive. so the community sacrifice on what is readily available. that has been processed food

making obesity and diabetes very easy to take over. now an unique solution on the streets navigating through neediest neighborhoods is a repurposed bus packed with daily meal plans and all the right ingredients. we call it the green machine getting residents back on track to healthy living. >> right now i'm eating probably as healthy as i ever have in my life. because every day i eat something fresh. >> we'll have the story about the green machine. we're also going to prepare holiday travelers for the rough roads ahead for thanksgiving. >> i love the green machine story. it's a great idea. i look forward to seeing it, joie, thanks. one of the most storied rivalries in college football. find out how important this

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>> there are fewer things as iconic as the eiffel tower. a portion of the original staircase has been sold for $230,000. >> since it's construction in 1889 more than 250 million visitors have climbed its staircases and risen in its lifts. it remains to this day the highest structure in paris

recognizable worldwide as symbol of the french capitol. it was a pioneering example architect. >> it was an invention of the iron structure. houses and other buildings have been made because of these techniques. >> a section of those same steps remains on display halfway up the tower even today. buin october of this year a vion played on the ey titanic went fr 1.7. million dollars at auction. a portion of the berlin wall with be purchased on the internet for $50.

and london bridge was purchased for $1 million and rebuilt in a theme park. the eiffel tower staircase is certainly an object of desire. >> i think it's a beautiful object. it's not just a piece of the eiffel tower. it's a staircase, a sculpture and wrought iron. and there is a historical dimension to it. this object is plenty of things. >> it has historical and sentimental value. >> reporter: other items on display a near at statue of liberty in new york and the new owner of this section has joined an exclusive club. painted this battle ship gray, this staircase does not convey the full romance and majesty of

the eiffel tower, but you do know that you're standing in the footsteps of gustav eiffel himself. >> an nba superstar suffers a season-ending injury yet again. >> reporter: you you just feel really bad for a player to go through this so quickly yet again. borking saying if he didn't have bad luck he wouldn't have luck at all. that's probably how bulls star derek rose must be feeling after suffering injury for the second time in two years. his recovery could take up to six months. back in may of 2012 rose tore ligaments in his left knee that kept him out of the playoffs that season and all of the

following season. through ten games this season rose averaged 16 points, 4 assists and 3 rebound. kobe bryant signed a two year extension worth $48 million. the deal will keep him in person and gold through a 20th nba season as well as he'll remain the league's highest paid player. 35-year-old bryant has yet to play a game so far this year after injuring an achilles tendon in april. warriors an and blazers had plas suspended for one game. now to the nfl where the race for the playoff seems just as crowded today as it was two weeks ago. last night's game between the broncos and the patriots did very little to sort things out. winning the game in overtime

34-31, the win moved the patriots 8 and 3, good enough for the second best record in the afc mind denver and the kansas city chiefs who sit at 9 and 2 heading into their afc west division rematch sunday. i asked anita marks how important it is for peyton manning and the broncos to beat kc for a second time in three weeks. >> it's extremely crucial. they're playing not only to win the division but to get i do believe the patriots will have the number one seed. kansas city, denver, they are applying fothey areapplying foro seed. based on what we saw that game last night, do you think peyton manning want to go back in january to take on a tom brady and the patriots? i don't think so. it's crucial. it's crucial that they sweep the kansas city chiefs on sunday. it. >> tied with the eagles, but the

cowboys had beaten the eagles so far this season begging the question is the nfc east, is that title now the cowboy's to lose? >> i think the eagles are the better team here especially now--keep in mind you have got michael vick who came out just this week and said as great as nick foles is playing he should remain the starting quarterback. he has not thrown a pick all season. nick foles continuing to be the quarterback. the eagles are the better team. they play each other. dallas and philadelphia, week 17, mark my words, win it and you're in it coming out of the nfc east. >> now to college football, both teams ranked in the top five. the weekend clash could be the most consequential iron bowl in more than 40 years. the last time both teams were this highly ranked was 1971 when both teams were undefeated. both alabama ranked number one

and 11 and 0, and auburn ranked number 4, 10 and 1. this weekend's game will have a direct effect on who plays for the bowl championship series national title game. >> the iron bowl is a great rivalry game, one recognized all over the country in college football. our team has creat worked very o create an opportunity for themselves. i think the focus needs to be on playing your best player, preparing with the best, playing with the best, the best discipline, doing your job the best you can against a very, very, very good team. >> in baseball three months after major league baseball handed johnny peralta a 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs, he signed a four-year contract with the cardinals today.

it has cost controversy because he got suspended for cheating, but he got $50 million. where is incentive not to cheat? >> the moral to that story, i guess. >> reporter: whatever it takes. >> we'll be back with weather and kevin after this.

>> meteorologist: a quick look at your weather.

in text it's still not over yet in terms of the problem, especially the panhandle. light freezing drizzle and fog is expected across the area. the temperatures are diving still below freezing tonight and tomorrow, and that means any snow on the ground remember some places got seven to ten inches of snow. it didn't all melt and it will refreeze overnight. that will cause slippery problems in the area. in chicago we're seeing very cold weather and the snow will be coming back in flurries. we're going to see temperatures in new york start to go down tuesday morning 28 degrees and wednesday, it is going to be a very cold day. that's your weather. enjoy your evening, john has

your headlines right now. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are tonight's top toys. connecticut officials say they still have no motive for last year's elementary school shooting. the report corner firms that the shooter did act alone, but investigators say because of fears of a second shooter police waited outside six minutes before entering the elementary school. afghan president hamid karzai said he will not sign a security pact with the u.s. until new conditions are met. karzai met with security adviser susan rice, who urged him to sign the deal to allow troops to remain in afghanistan unti